Outside the pool, Australian water polo all-rounder Tilly Kearns chronicled a steady stream of warm fuzzy moments at the 2024 Paris Olympics - but she also saw social media's dark side.
Her combined TikTok and Instagram audiences, which grew beyond half a million people, delighted in her behind-the-scenes reels - from Pacific islanders singing, impromptu dancing, to a triumphant homecoming at the athletes' village with teammates leaping out of a golf buggy with their silver medals.
